Coldharbour Institute was formed in 2015 through a merger between the Coldharbour Sustainable Living Center and the Office of Resource Efficiency. Butch and Judy Clark donated the 343-acre Coldharbour Ranch to the Coldharbour Institute that same year to serve as a center for education, innovation, and research in regenerative practices. The inspiration for the name "Coldharbour" arose from a farm that the Clarks had lived on in Europe that had been producing food for the community for over 600 years.
“I have several visions for Coldharbour – some very long term and others shorter.
When I was studying at the University of London for a PhD in Environmental Planning,
we lived in a place called Coldharbour Farm that was a part of a large dairy farm.
For perhaps over 600 years this place and its ecosystems have remained virtually intact.
This inspired us to a broad vision for what became our own Coldharbour in Gunnison County.
This principal vision was to restore and protect the character of this place and its ecosystems.”
– Butch Clark
When I was studying at the University of London for a PhD in Environmental Planning,
we lived in a place called Coldharbour Farm that was a part of a large dairy farm.
For perhaps over 600 years this place and its ecosystems have remained virtually intact.
This inspired us to a broad vision for what became our own Coldharbour in Gunnison County.
This principal vision was to restore and protect the character of this place and its ecosystems.”
– Butch Clark
